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2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	653574
Internal NHTSA #	10210295
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2004
File date	27/11/07
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Failure of driver's side frontal airbag to deploy on a 2004 hyundai santa fe. My wife was driving her santa fe on a two-lane country road in western pennsylvania. Weather and road conditions were normal, with no ice, snow, or other slipping hazards on the road. As she rounded a curve a car was stopped directly in front of her and because her vision was obstructed by landscale along the road she could not see the other vehicle (a 1988 jeep truck) before she struck it. Damage to the jeep was minimal (broken rear window and bent bumper), but damage to the front of her santa fe was extensive, estimated about $9,500. I called our local hyundai dealership in montgomery, alabama to urge them to contact the manufacturer about a potential airbag malfunction. I was told by the service department the failure of the airbag to deploy was not unusual because the airbag deployment sensors are located well back from the front of the car. Given the severe damage to the car (the front is extensively crushed) and the pennsylvania state troopers observation that he was surprised the airbag did not deploy, hyundai should address this potential problem.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MONTGOMERY, AL
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Dealer's name	CAPITOL HYUNDAI
Dealer's telephone number	334-279-6555
Dealer's city	MONTGOMERY
Dealer's state code	AL
Dealer's ZIP code	36116

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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

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